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as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
Board members took up several agenda items including a major budget update and labor agreements.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
To cement Liberty Station as a future development site, the city is required under a 2023 court ruling to keep making progress toward completing compensation agreements and then working on plans for future development of Liberty Station.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The bill would also ban sheriff’s departments from entering into any new 287(g) agreements in Massachusetts.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Leagues and players’ associations negotiate workplace rules, and those agreements are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Cities like Houston, Memphis and Cahokia Heights, Illinois, have reached court agreements to address their problems.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
They’re also banned under recent international agreements signed by more than 120 nations.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Today’s Full Moon, also a Lunar Eclipse, emphasizes your 7th House of Partnership, inviting clear agreements across your important connections so cooperation feels balanced.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
Rivermate manages core employment administration functions, including locally compliant employment agreements, payroll processing, tax withholding and reporting, statutory benefits administration, and employment lifecycle management.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
To cement Liberty Station as a future development site, the city is required under a 2023 court ruling to keep making progress toward completing compensation agreements and then working on plans for future development of Liberty Station.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The bill would also ban sheriff’s departments from entering into any new 287(g) agreements in Massachusetts.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Leagues and players’ associations negotiate workplace rules, and those agreements are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Cities like Houston, Memphis and Cahokia Heights, Illinois, have reached court agreements to address their problems.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
They’re also banned under recent international agreements signed by more than 120 nations.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Today’s Full Moon, also a Lunar Eclipse, emphasizes your 7th House of Partnership, inviting clear agreements across your important connections so cooperation feels balanced.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
Rivermate manages core employment administration functions, including locally compliant employment agreements, payroll processing, tax withholding and reporting, statutory benefits administration, and employment lifecycle management.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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The deal is Washington’s latest on the continent, with more than a dozen nations agreeing to similar pacts recently.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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The Defense Department also sends recruiters to video game conventions and esports tournaments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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And Nederlands Dans Theater is smashing classical ballet conventions, while Paris Opéra Ballet and New York City Ballet remain powerhouses to contend with.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Damaged and destroyed businesses ended their advertising contracts.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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There may be handshake deals or contracts that determine refunds companies are eligible for.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Gelb said the broad crime rate decreases have made some criminologists question historic understandings of what drives trends in violent crime and how to battle it.—
Claudia Lauer,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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